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Russia to Convert Parachute Factories into Face Mask Plants
April 8, 2020 @ 11:11 AMRussia's Technodinamika parachute manufacturing company will start producing thousands of protective masks and suits to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. “At present, three plants are in the process of reorienting their sewing shops to produce personal protective equipment
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Huntington Ingalls Wins $1.5B to Build Amphibious Warfare Ship for US Navy
April 4, 2020 @ 07:57 AMHuntington Ingalls Industries (HII)'s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.50 billion modification contract for the procurement of the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 31
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USAF Procures JASSM-ER Missiles for $818M
April 2, 2020 @ 05:48 AMThe US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin $818.2 million to supply 790 JASSM-Extended Range (ER) missiles
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S Korea Develops Stealth Submarine Detection System
April 2, 2020 @ 05:19 AMThe South Korean Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has revealed a port surveillance system that improves detection of quiet submarines and other stealthy underwater moving objects. The advanced maritime surveillance system was developed at a cost of 130 billio- won ($106
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Japan Reveals Hypersonic Weapons Development Plan
March 16, 2020 @ 07:55 AMJapan has revealed plans to develop a hypersonic cruise missile (HCM) and a Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) to equip its fighter jets to take on land or sea based targets. The information was revealed in a blueprint published by Japans Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency last week
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Pakistani F-16 Crashes Near Islamabad, Pilot Dead
March 11, 2020 @ 07:03 AMAn F-16 fighter jet belonging to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) reportedly crashed near Shakarparian, Islamabad around Wednesday noon. The crash took place when rehearsals for Pakistan Day, celebrated on March 23, were on
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Japan Inducts first Lithium-Powered Soryu Submarine
March 5, 2020 @ 11:40 AMThe Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) inducted its first Li-ion battery powered Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 5, 2020. This is the 11th Soryu-class boat to be commissioned by the JMSDF
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Israel to buy 8 KC-46 Tankers, Equipment from US for $2.4B
March 4, 2020 @ 05:57 AMThe US State Department has approved the sale of eight KC-46A tanker aircraft and related equipment for nearly $2.4 billion
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China Planning National Biosecurity Law, Special Medics Force
March 3, 2020 @ 11:35 AMStung by the severity of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) outbreak, the Chinese government plans to bring in a biosecurity law and establish a legal system to secure national biosecurity by setting up a dedicated force of medical personnel trained in handling epidemics. Wu Qian, a spokesperson at the Ministry of National Defense, declined to directly comment on the experts' opinions, but he said that the COVID-19 epidemic highlights the importance of biosecurity
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Netherlands to Upgrade MK-48 Torpedoes for use in Walrus Submarines
February 27, 2020 @ 06:54 AMThe United States has given its nod for Netherlands request to buy $85 million-worth MK-48 torpedo conversion kits and related equipment from Raytheon, which the NATO-ally will use to upgrade its existing torpedoes that arms its fleet of Walrus submarines. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands of sixteen (16) MK-48 Mod 7 Advanced Technology (AT) torpedo conversion kits and related equipment for an estimated cost of $85 million,” Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
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After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U